In India we have a centralized higher education governance through machineries like UGC and MHRD to update the National Policy on Education since 1986. The country is now quite eager to join GKS by 2020 as visualized by the policy makers and real emphasis is given in higher education. And the proliferation of higher educational institutes thus eventually provides the gateway to various programmes of higher studies and research.
The UGC has formulated regulations for the development of higher education sector of the country at different levels with modification, rectification and amendment on regulation from time to time. The UGC’s Regulation 2010 and its amendment in 2013 provides basic minimum requirements of the teaching and non-teaching communities both for Universities and Colleges at different levels. However, there have been certain irregularities in adopting the
UGC’s scheme.
The higher education and research in the North East India particularly in Manipur have not been able to uplift socio-economic development. It is being impeded by certain factors. The objective of this present paper is to critically analyse the policy initiatives and the specific responsibilities in higher education governance based on secondary data.

Keywords: UGC, MHRD, GKS, proliferation, modification, rectification, amendment.

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